The first week was horrible, and just as I was getting through the pain, it was time to switch out trays. Putting in the new trays was like starting all over. Popping them in the first time made my teeth ache something awful. But it passed in a couple days. Also, the first tray I used had the hooks for the rubber bands removed, so I had some serious soreness and irritation with the new trays because of this. Those suckers will get you! Surprisingly, this also passed after a couple days and hasn't been an issue since.
Switching to the third tray caused no pain at all. Maybe this can be attributed the Acceledent device working, making my teeth more comfortable with the pressure. Whatever the reason, I now have virtually no pain at all anymore. Biting with my front teeth into something tough still sucks, but other than that I'm good to go.
As far as the general discomfort of having them in my mouth, I'm getting more used to it. I'm not exactly to the point where I no longer notice them just yet, but I'm not thinking about them 100% of the time anymore. Last night I actually forgot to put my rubber bands back in and it did feel quite weird without them. It's amazing how quickly we get used to things, I've only been wearing them for a little over a week!
So to sum up, if you can get through the first week, you're through the worst of it and should be fine.
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